Two more musicians have cancelled shows at the Kennedy Center, after its board voted to rename the venue to include US President Donald Trump's name.
The Cookers, a veteran jazz band, said they cancelled two New Year's Eve shows. In a statement, the group did not mention Trump or the Kennedy Center, but said the decision had "come together very quickly".
Another group, Doug Varone and Dancers, said they would not perform two shows scheduled for April because of the name change, adding: "We can no longer permit ourselves nor ask our audiences to step inside this once great institution."
Richard Grenell, the Kennedy Center's president, called the cancellations "a form of derangement syndrome".
He said that the artists cancelling shows "were booked by the previous far left leadership".
